Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
February 24, 1942
Lockheed Hudson V (LR)
AM834 - RAF Wexford Off Cahore Point
Sgt Alastair Ritchie Burrett RYLATT 928519 + At Sea. Sgt Alastair Rylatt
Sgt Alexander William MCGARVA 1365081 + At Sea. Sgt Alexander McGarva
Sgt Jack ROSTERN 1068192 +Sgt John Rostern
Sgt Alexander Sherlock BEARD 1378465 +Sgt Alexander Beard
Aircraft crashed at sea in terrible weather conditions.
Only Rostern and Beard's bodies were recovered by a nearby trawler.
[Refs: D'Arcy p.255; Cummins Ch. 18/p.127 described as I OCU, OCU's not found until postwar; CWGC site checked, Rostern and Beard are buried Arklow, I've taken McGarva from this source; ABS AA-AZ agrees with loss/unit; IMA #35 but type not i/d on list; MacCarron p.145 but type given as Mk.III; Robertson p.183 Mk. V (LR); Arklow Historical Soc. Journal 1992-1993, S. Fitzgerald]
Burial or Cremation Place: Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
(Source: donalddavidson1/Linda McKinney2020).
February 24, 1942
Lockheed Hudson V (LR)
AM834 - RAF Wexford Off Cahore Point
Sgt Alastair Ritchie Burrett RYLATT 928519 + At Sea. Sgt Alastair Rylatt
Sgt Alexander William MCGARVA 1365081 + At Sea. Sgt Alexander McGarva
Sgt Jack ROSTERN 1068192 +Sgt John Rostern
Sgt Alexander Sherlock BEARD 1378465 +Sgt Alexander Beard
Aircraft crashed at sea in terrible weather conditions.
Only Rostern and Beard's bodies were recovered by a nearby trawler.
[Refs: D'Arcy p.255; Cummins Ch. 18/p.127 described as I OCU, OCU's not found until postwar; CWGC site checked, Rostern and Beard are buried Arklow, I've taken McGarva from this source; ABS AA-AZ agrees with loss/unit; IMA #35 but type not i/d on list; MacCarron p.145 but type given as Mk.III; Robertson p.183 Mk. V (LR); Arklow Historical Soc. Journal 1992-1993, S. Fitzgerald]
Burial or Cremation Place: Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
(Source: donalddavidson1/Linda McKinney2020).
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
February 24, 1942
Lockheed Hudson V (LR)
AM834 - RAF Wexford Off Cahore Point
Sgt Alastair Ritchie Burrett RYLATT 928519 + At Sea. Sgt Alastair Rylatt
Sgt Alexander William MCGARVA 1365081 + At Sea. Sgt Alexander McGarva
Sgt Jack ROSTERN 1068192 +Sgt John Rostern
Sgt Alexander Sherlock BEARD 1378465 +Sgt Alexander Beard
Aircraft crashed at sea in terrible weather conditions.
Only Rostern and Beard's bodies were recovered by a nearby trawler.
[Refs: D'Arcy p.255; Cummins Ch. 18/p.127 described as I OCU, OCU's not found until postwar; CWGC site checked, Rostern and Beard are buried Arklow, I've taken McGarva from this source; ABS AA-AZ agrees with loss/unit; IMA #35 but type not i/d on list; MacCarron p.145 but type given as Mk.III; Robertson p.183 Mk. V (LR); Arklow Historical Soc. Journal 1992-1993, S. Fitzgerald]
Burial or Cremation Place: Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
(Source: donalddavidson1/Linda McKinney2020).
February 24, 1942
Lockheed Hudson V (LR)
AM834 - RAF Wexford Off Cahore Point
Sgt Alastair Ritchie Burrett RYLATT 928519 + At Sea. Sgt Alastair Rylatt
Sgt Alexander William MCGARVA 1365081 + At Sea. Sgt Alexander McGarva
Sgt Jack ROSTERN 1068192 +Sgt John Rostern
Sgt Alexander Sherlock BEARD 1378465 +Sgt Alexander Beard
Aircraft crashed at sea in terrible weather conditions.
Only Rostern and Beard's bodies were recovered by a nearby trawler.
[Refs: D'Arcy p.255; Cummins Ch. 18/p.127 described as I OCU, OCU's not found until postwar; CWGC site checked, Rostern and Beard are buried Arklow, I've taken McGarva from this source; ABS AA-AZ agrees with loss/unit; IMA #35 but type not i/d on list; MacCarron p.145 but type given as Mk.III; Robertson p.183 Mk. V (LR); Arklow Historical Soc. Journal 1992-1993, S. Fitzgerald]
Burial or Cremation Place: Englefield Green, Runnymede Borough, Surrey, England
(Source: donalddavidson1/Linda McKinney2020).
Inscription
Rank:
Sergeant
Trade:
Observer
Service No:
1378465
Date of Death:
24/02/1942
Age:
32
Regiment/Service:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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